Schedule of Events from 27 February to 5 March

MONDAY, 27 February
        LJUBLJANA - Parliament is to begin its regular February session, discussing the establishment of twelve new municipalities and the bill on Slovenians abroad. The session, which will begin with a Q&A session for PM Janez Jansa and his ministers, is to end on 5 March.
        BRUSSELS, Belgium - A session of EU foreign ministers, including Slovenia's Dimitrij Rupel.
        LJUBLJANA - The general manager of the Health Insurance Institute (ZZZS) Borut Miklavcic will present ZSSS results for 2005 and the changes to the use of the health insurance card after 1 March, when changes to the supplementary health insurance enter into force.
        LJUBLJANA - Representatives of the employers, workers and the government are to discuss the 2006-2009 social agreement behind closed doors. The negotiators are expected to open the chapter on taxation.
        KOPER - Logistics company Intereuropa is to present its unaudited business results for 2005, the plan for 2006 and the strategy for the 2006-2011 period.

TUESDAY, 28 February
        LJUBLJANA - The Programming Council of public broadcaster RTV Slovenija is to discuss personnel matters and RTV Slovenija's 2005 business report.
        TRIESTE, Italy - Transport ministers of Croatia, Hungary, Italy and Slovenia are to meet to discuss the completed work on constructing the road and railway infrastructure on the 5th pan-European transport corridor.
        LJUBLJANA - The council of the Institute for Pension and Disability Insurance (ZPIZ) is to discuss a draft report on its operations in 2005.
        LJUBLJANA - Ombudsman Matjaz Hanzek is to stage a press conference on topical events.
        MARIBOR - Development Minister Joze P. Damijan is expected to attend a panel organised by the Maribor Economics Faculty upon the presentation of a monograph on economic and social reforms.

WEDNESDAY, 1 March
        LJUBLJANA - The President of the European Commission Jose Manuel Barroso, the Commission's Vice President and the Institutional Relations and Communication Strategy Commissioner Margot Wallstroem and Science Commissioner Janez Potocnik are to begin a two-day visit to Slovenia.
        MARIBOR - Croatian Ambassador Mario Nobilo is to hold a lecture on the legal aspects of open issues between Slovenia and Croatia.
        LJUBLJANA - PM Janez Jansa will be the speaker of honour at the central national ceremony marking the world civil protection day.
        LJUBLJANA - Medical supplies manufacturer Tosama is to present its business results for 2005.

THURSDAY, 2 March
        LJUBLJANA - The President of the European Commission Jose Manuel Barroso is scheduled to address the Slovenian parliament.
        BREGENZ, Austria - EU's transport ministers, including Slovenia's Janez Bozic, are to meet for a two-day informal meeting.
        PARIS, France - Armed Forces Chief of Staff, Major General Ladislav Lipic, is to begin a two day visit to France at the invitation of France's Chief of the Defence Staff, General Henri Bentegeat.
        LJUBLJANA - The National Council is to stage a public debate on bird flu in Slovenia.
        LJUBLJANA - Jurcic Awards for the purstuit os truth in journalism are to be handed out.

FRIDAY, 3 March
        BUENOS AIRES, Argentina - Education Minister Milan Zver is to begin an eleven-day working visit to Argentina.

SATURDAY, 4 March
        CELJE - Celje Pivovarna Lasko, Slovenia's men handball champions, are to play Spain's Ciudad Real in the return match of the quarterfinals of the handball Champions League.

SUNDAY, 5 March
        STANFORD, US - Development Minister Joze P. Damijan is scheduled to start a three-day working visit to the US at the invitation of Bernard Roth of Stanford University.
        CELJE - The 16th Days of Comedy will come to an end with the presentation of awards for best achievements.